Georgia State University, an enterprising urban public research university, is a national leader in graduating students from widely diverse backgrounds.
The student body of more than 53,000 demonstrates that students from all backgrounds can achieve at high rates with unsurpassed connections to the city’s business, government, nonprofit and cultural organizations.
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Georgia State University, an enterprising urban public research university, is a national leader in graduating students from widely diverse backgrounds.
The student body of more than 53,000 demonstrates that students from all backgrounds can achieve at high rates with unsurpassed connections to the city’s business, government, nonprofit and cultural organizations.
Respiratory Therapy Academic Excellence Award
This award recognizes a graduating student or students with the highest GPA achieved in the respiratory therapy progam.
Academic Award -
2018 May 24
Outstanding Coordinated Program Student Award
Georgia State University recognizes one outstanding Nutrition Coordinated Program student each year. Criteria for the award include academic achievement, demonstrated leadership, and potential as a future dietetics professional.
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2018 May 16
Outstanding Nutrition Science Student Award
This award is given to an undergraduate student or students with outstanding academic performance, demonstrated leadership and potential as a future dietetics professional.
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2018 May 16
Johnnie W. Prothro Academic Excellence Award
This award is given to an undergraduate student in the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions who has achieved a high level of academic excellence in the nutrition program.
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2018 May 16
Sara M. Hunt Clinical Excellence Award
This award is given to a Coordinated Program student who has displayed outstanding performance in the clinical setting.
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2018 May 16
Leadership Award
This award is given to the individual in the Department of Physical Therapy who provides ongoing, dynamic leadership and guidance to his or her class.
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2018 May 16
Keystone Award
This award is given to a student or students who, through example, maintains the structure and integrity of the class. The recipient(s) demonstrates a strong commitment to the physical therapy profession, is an avid patient advocate, and is respected by faculty and peers.
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2018 May 16
Occupational Therapy Leadership Excellence Award
The Occupational Therapy Leadership Excellence Award goes to the student who provides ongoing, dynamic leadership and guidance to his or her class and maintains a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
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2018 May 16
Occupational Therapy Academic Excellence Award
Award is given to a graduating second year student with a GPA of 4.0 in the occupational therapy program who also exhibits overall academic excellence.
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2018 May 16
Student Service Excellence Award
This award is given to the Occupational Therapy student who maintains the structure and integrity of the class. This student has a strong commitment to the occupational therapy profession, is an avid patient advocate and is respected by faculty and peers.
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2018 May 16
Professional Integrity Excellence Award
This award is given to the graduating student in occupational therapy who personifies high character articulation through leadership, community service and overall personal integrity and academic history.
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2018 May 16
Professional Excellence Award
This award is given to the student who has most actively participated in professional activities within the community, demonstrating high standards of professionalism, while maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
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2018 May 16
Research Excellence Award
This award recognizes the Occupatonal Thearpy student who has made an outstanding contribution to the research efforts of the Department of Occupational Therapy and who exhibits the potential of becoming a significant contributor to the field of occupational therapy research.
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2018 May 16
Lewis College Graduate Research Conference 2nd Place
The Lewis College Graduate Research Conference, which is sponsored by the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions Office of Research, provides graduate students in nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and respiratory therapy the opportunity to exhibit their research in a poster presentation to colleagues in the university. First and second place are selected by a panel of judges from disciplines across the university.
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2018 May 16
Lewis College Graduate Research Conference 1st Place
The Lewis College Graduate Research Conference, which is sponsored by the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions Office of Research, provides graduate students in nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and respiratory therapy the opportunity to exhibit their research in a poster presentation to colleagues in the university. First and second place are selected by a panel of judges from disciplines across the university.
Business/professional -
2018 May 16
Health IT Case Competition
This competition, sponsored by the Georgia State Student Health Informatics Association (SHIA) and Women in Technology (WIT), encourages health IT students to solve real-world health IT challenges and present their efforts during the two day event.
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2018 May 15
Georgia State Honors College Student Meklit Gebru Awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to Study Abroad
Meklit Gebru, a junior studying international economics and Spanish at Georgia State University, is one of over 1,201 American undergraduate students from 363 colleges and universities across the U.S. selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to study or intern abroad during the Summer 2018 application cycle. Gebru will participate in a summer study abroad on Spanish studies in Costa Rica.
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2018 May 15
The Kell Award
The Kell Award is presented to students graduating from Georgia State University at the undergraduate level with the highest grade-point average for all course work taken at the university.
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2018 May 15
Nell Hamilton Trotter Award
The Nell Hamilton Trotter Student Leadership Award recognizes an outstanding commitment to student involvement and is the highest student leadership award presented by the university. For nearly 40 years, Nell Hamilton Trotter was a loyal member of the Georgia State University community. She was the first dean of women at Georgia State and served for many years as a dedicated faculty member. Dean Hamilton Trotter personified the ideal qualities students, particularly student leaders, are expected to emulate.
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2018 May 15
Georgia State University Students Awarded 2018 Honors College Scholarships
Each year, the Georgia State University Honors College awards a variety of scholarships to current students. This year, the Honors College awarded scholarships to nineteen exemplary students.
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2018 May 9
Respiratory Therapy Student Service Award
This award is presented to a graduating respiratory therapy student or students who, in the opinion of the faculty, exhibit a willingness to provide service to the department's outreach efforts.
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2018 May 8
Lambda Beta National Honor Society Induction
The Lambda Beta National Honor Society was formed in 1986 to promote, recognize and honor scholarship, scholarly achievement, service, and character of students, graduates, and faculty members of the profession.
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2018 May 8
Outstanding B.I.S. in Health Informatics Program Award
This award is given to students who have demonstrated academic achievement, have strong leadership skills, and strong potential as future health IT professionals.
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2018 May 8
Nursing Student Leadership Award
The Nursing Student Leadership Award recognizes a student who has demonstrated initiative, motivation, dedication, and strong commitment to a Georgia State nursing student program or organization. This award is given to a student who demonstrates leadership abilities both within and outside of Georgia State University.
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2018 May 8
School of Public Health Master's Degree Student Receives J. Rhodes Haverty Memorial Scholarship
School of Public Health Master's Degree student Joanna Caldwell recieived the J. Rhodes Haverty Memorial Scholarship for the 2017-18 academic year.
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2018 May 8
Two Georgia State Honors College Students Received Places for Fulbright Summer Institute to the U.K.
Two Georgia State University Honors College students have received places for Fulbright Summer Institutes, one of the most prestigious and selective summer scholarship programs operating world-wide. Samaria Henry, a junior from Rex, Ga., studying political science has been awarded a place at the University of Bristol. Ryan Harris, a junior from Woodstock, Ga., studying film and media has been awarded a place at the University of Birmingham. The Summer Institutes form part of the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission's work to promote leadership, learning and empathy among nations through educational exchange.
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2018 May 8
Nursing Student Research Award
This award recognizes students who have made outstanding research contributions, have become a role model for other students and have exhibited potential of becoming a significant contributor to the nursing profession.
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2018 May 7
Alpha Eta National Honor Society in Health Professions
The Alpha Eta National Honor Society promotes and recognizes significant scholarship, leadership, and contributions to the allied health professions. Baccalaureate degree candidates who have maintained an overall GPA of 3.5 or better are eligible for induction. The Alpha Eta motto is "Together We Serve" to represent all of the allied health professions. Georgia State University became a founding member of the Alpha Eta in March 1975.
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2018 May 7
Amadou Bah Receives Student Leadership Excellence Award
Amadou Bah, a Georgia State University Perimeter College student studying engineering, was recognized with the Student Leadership Excellence Award during the 2018 Perimeter College Honors Award Ceremony. He was described as the "epitome of a student leader" who tutors classmates across a majority of Perimeter College's STEM curriculums. Bah also was named the national Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Scholar for the college.
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2018 May 8
Isaac King Recognized for Service Excellence During Honors Day
Isaac King, a Georgia State University Perimeter College computer science student, was honored for is work in community service projects during the 2018 Georgia State University Perimeter College Honors Day ceremony. King, a graduate of MLK Jr. High School, is student president of the Mentoring Initiative for New Americans and is an advisor to the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. He also is the vice president of the Clarkston Computer and Engineering Club.
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2018 May 7